Pups and I are already "walked" this morning. Monti has some kennel cough reappearing -- might need a vet visit so we cut the walk a little short. I'll see how he does today. It's a resistant bugger. Now we're back in bed getting our cuddles and nap (them, not me). Trying to think outside the box on how to get mornings to run smoothly. Walking before everything (coffee, dog breakfast, etc) might be the trick. It was nice to walk before the sun was completely up -- cool, quiet, pretty moon.
I'm excited to try some new workout (activity) ideas. I'll sign up for OBE Fitness today so I can be ready to go for tomorrow morning. Stay tuned ...
The next part of re-thinking this quarantine is my afternoons. As I mentioned, most everything falls in the morning (grocery store runs, long dog walks, workout, etc) and that leaves a long, boring afternoon ahead. Guess how I usually fill it?? FOOD while watching TV. Eeeeek. That's a problem -- so my pants tell me.
I decided that at 3 o'clock, I'll do SOMETHING for an hour that is NOT TV. Something to break the habit of starting to snack and sit and eat. Puzzles are making a come back. I have the latch hook too. Maybe reading on the porch. Maybe a Starbucks run with the pups. Maybe a dog walk if it's an overcast afternoon (like today should be). I need to change the routine to something NOT EATING. I've set an alarm on my phone for 3 o'clock. The GOOD NEWS is I love a routine. I think if I give this a bit of consistency I'll form a new habit quickly.
I'm also thinking of moving journalling to afternoon. The mornings are pressed, but mornings usually give me loads more consistency (no interruptions, etc) so I do my "healthy" habits first thing. Since I have NOTHING to do, afternoon consistency shouldn't be a problem during quarantine. I'm often rushed journalling which sound ridiculous since the days are so boring, but mornings are strange. Switching to afternoons during these weird times might be a good solution.
Next up on my figuring-out-quarantine plan is having some FUN. This is loads trickier to figure out and might take some trial and error. More on that tomorrow.
I finished The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix Harrow) -- book recommendation from Melissa Urban. Uplifting fantasy story and I liked it a lot. Something different. I started a Jen Hatmaker recommendation This is How It Always Is (Laurie Frankel) about a transgender child and her family. Good so far. I have a long list of GOOD books and that's awesome. I'm plugging along pretty consistently these days.
TV watching is in a bit of a slump even though I'm watching TV still. Netflix's Bosch. I don't like the acting -- especially the lead character, yet I'll probably watch all (5 or 6) seasons. The storyline is okay, but predictable (and horribly acted). I'm desperate LOL. I still haven't watched Tiger King and I feel obligated to understand all the memes hahaha so that's on my list too. I need a new binge series.
That's all from here. I have some house chores today so there's that to keep me occupied -- sad state of exciting news. Stay well, it's a mess out there. Later gators.
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